AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Gaming category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Gaming – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Media & Entertainment Gaming AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 17.0141305743
82.9858694257
17%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 34
66
34%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 13%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 1%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
amazon.com.au 21.3
bigw.com.au 17.51
xbox.com 12.8
playstation.com 10.24
gamesworld.com.au 8.26
jbhifi.com.au 7.64
crazygames.com 4.85
poki.com 2.56
warthunder.com 2.04
lego.com 1.3
others 11.5
  • amazon.com.au - 21.3%
  • bigw.com.au - 17.51%
  • xbox.com - 12.8%
  • playstation.com - 10.24%
  • gamesworld.com.au - 8.26%
  • jbhifi.com.au - 7.64%
  • crazygames.com - 4.85%
  • poki.com - 2.56%
  • warthunder.com - 2.04%
  • lego.com - 1.3%
  • others - 11.5%

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In the gaming PPC landscape, Amazon.com.au leads with 21.3% click share, followed by BigW.com.au at 17.51%. Xbox.com captures 12.8%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 11.5%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date amazon.com.au warthunder.com bigw.com.au xbox.com jbhifi.com.au playstation.com lego.com solitaire.net cinqmarsmedia.com poki.com
2026/07/01 11.42% 10.67% 37.94% 8.18% 3.21% 3.14% 0.05% 0% 0% 0.79%
2026/07/02 10.72% 11.93% 54.65% 0.79% 1.68% 2.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/03 16.08% 15.81% 40.32% 2.23% 4.26% 3.35% 0.07% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/04 13.55% 12.49% 31.43% 17.45% 2.71% 1.86% 0.47% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/05 7.67% 7.24% 13.31% 39.25% 2.39% 2.25% 12.62% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/06 19.6% 8.33% 24.74% 28.01% 3.95% 1.88% 0.01% 0% 0% 0.05%
2026/07/07 29.61% 10.38% 16.64% 25.57% 3.92% 1.93% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/08 32.51% 14.1% 16.89% 3.22% 11.56% 2.93% 0.01% 0% 0% 0.38%
2026/07/09 42.03% 10.1% 25.43% 1.91% 9.12% 1.46% 0.18% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/10 29.02% 24.74% 7.92% 6.84% 4.25% 2.73% 7.82% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/11 29.72% 17.75% 6.52% 8.23% 9.1% 2.99% 4.92% 0% 0% 0.24%
2026/07/12 31.44% 18.84% 4.8% 4.84% 12.2% 2.11% 14.59% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/13 37.03% 20.81% 5.56% 3.43% 11.79% 3.08% 0.71% 0% 0% 0.31%
2026/07/14 14.38% 24.69% 3.4% 6.17% 9.04% 4.15% 0.24% 0% 0.14% 0.07%
2026/07/15 7.77% 9.34% 6.46% 3.12% 2.06% 1.35% 0.04% 0% 0% 32.08%
2026/07/16 13.08% 22.98% 24.4% 7.74% 5.75% 3.53% 7.12% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/17 11.44% 34.13% 16.73% 8.72% 5.23% 4.94% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/18 10.34% 30.4% 24.15% 7.27% 8.73% 1.87% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/19 14.68% 18.42% 21.06% 6.84% 8.36% 4.13% 18.34% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/20 5.53% 33.83% 13.38% 9.31% 10.36% 7.06% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/21 14.35% 24.5% 3.4% 6.13% 8.97% 4.14% 0.81% 0% 0.14% 0.07%
2026/07/22 8.38% 15.2% 7.28% 2.32% 3.6% 1.94% 0.04% 47.77% 0% 0.03%
2026/07/23 17.2% 14.54% 6.87% 6.69% 7.66% 2.08% 4.03% 0% 27.53% 0.04%
2026/07/24 31.47% 23.9% 7.09% 6.8% 8.86% 3.2% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/25 19.37% 17.19% 14.43% 7.99% 10.21% 2.81% 6.1% 0% 0% 0.06%
2026/07/26 24.49% 16.9% 11.12% 6.28% 8.74% 2.69% 9.69% 0% 0.11% 0.52%
2026/07/27 7.84% 7.31% 4.48% 4.49% 3.91% 1.72% 0.01% 42.69% 15.83% 0.05%
2026/07/28 22.81% 28.28% 9.09% 10.45% 6.64% 2.27% 0.06% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/29 18.93% 27.7% 7.24% 14.63% 3.38% 4.23% 13.79% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/30 25.02% 26.01% 12.62% 11.98% 4.56% 3.32% 0.12% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/31 25.71% 24.54% 12.4% 6.56% 3.6% 3.45% 0.82% 0% 0% 0%
  • amazon.com.au
  • warthunder.com
  • bigw.com.au
  • xbox.com
  • jbhifi.com.au
  • playstation.com
  • lego.com
  • solitaire.net
  • cinqmarsmedia.com
  • poki.com

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In July 2026, Amazon.com.au’s PPC spend fluctuated, peaking at 42.03 on July 9. Solitaire.net saw a notable increase, reaching 47.77 on July 22. WarThunder.com experienced a surge mid-month, peaking at 34.13 on July 17. By month’s end, Amazon.com.au led, with consistent activity across domains.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/07/01 84
2026/07/02 82
2026/07/03 90
2026/07/04 94
2026/07/05 86
2026/07/06 85
2026/07/07 86
2026/07/08 90
2026/07/09 89
2026/07/10 86
2026/07/11 88
2026/07/12 87
2026/07/13 88
2026/07/14 96
2026/07/15 89
2026/07/16 82
2026/07/17 81
2026/07/18 76
2026/07/19 74
2026/07/20 70
2026/07/21 96
2026/07/22 89
2026/07/23 92
2026/07/24 86
2026/07/25 91
2026/07/26 94
2026/07/27 85
2026/07/28 81
2026/07/29 69
2026/07/30 72
2026/07/31 82

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July began with 84 advertisers, peaking at 96 mid-month. A decline followed, reaching 69 on July 29. The month concluded with a slight recovery to 82 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
xbox.com 4.64%
playstation.com 4.32%
jbhifi.com.au 2.22%
solitaire.net 1.66%
warthunder.com 1.12%
amazon.com.au -0.67%
bigw.com.au -1.84%
gamesworld.com.au -2.08%
poki.com -4.78%
crazygames.com -9.22%

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PlayStation and Xbox surged in click share, gaining 4.32% and 4.64% respectively. Meanwhile, CrazyGames saw a significant drop of 9.22%.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date amazon.com.au bigw.com.au jbhifi.com.au xbox.com playstation.com lego.com centrecom.com.au gamesworld.com.au crazygames.com poki.com
2026/07/01 11.97% 54.31% 4.73% 5.67% 3.28% 0% 1.34% 3.79% 0% 0.89%
2026/07/02 17.25% 62.3% 2.63% 0.39% 3.16% 0.15% 0.31% 0.05% 0% 0%
2026/07/03 20.23% 54.24% 5.5% 1.34% 4.18% 0.05% 0.27% 0.03% 0% 0%
2026/07/04 17.48% 41.13% 4.68% 10.74% 2.33% 0.28% 0.41% 5.34% 0% 0%
2026/07/05 11.24% 22.08% 4.1% 27.1% 2.86% 8.93% 1.3% 4.14% 0% 0%
2026/07/06 27.49% 34.56% 6.5% 12.41% 1.74% 0.01% 2.62% 3.28% 0% 0.01%
2026/07/07 51.17% 21.72% 4.67% 10.14% 2.29% 0.01% 0.87% 0.78% 0% 0%
2026/07/08 44.39% 20.86% 11.96% 1.63% 3.78% 0.1% 0.3% 2.81% 0.01% 0.19%
2026/07/09 44.27% 35.36% 8.15% 1.17% 2.4% 0.12% 0.92% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/10 47.89% 11.61% 6.02% 5.12% 4.13% 7.01% 3.56% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/11 39.75% 6.96% 9.77% 4.94% 3.86% 3.66% 11.53% 2.62% 0% 0.12%
2026/07/12 42.51% 8.16% 17.49% 3.22% 2.59% 8.94% 0.13% 3.2% 0% 0%
2026/07/13 43.67% 5.73% 8.45% 2.11% 2.7% 0.39% 0.26% 1.65% 0.02% 0.13%
2026/07/14 20.4% 6.99% 14.1% 5.2% 7.2% 2.18% 0.88% 5.13% 0% 0.03%
2026/07/15 12.92% 9.18% 2.78% 2.1% 1.67% 0.07% 0.02% 1.1% 29.85% 30.01%
2026/07/16 24.15% 36.76% 5.66% 5.76% 4.89% 6.58% 0.06% 2.86% 0% 0%
2026/07/17 17.91% 17.9% 4.79% 16.14% 4.58% 0.02% 5.33% 5.8% 0% 0%
2026/07/18 19.46% 34.66% 12.67% 5.84% 2.51% 0.02% 0.12% 3.67% 0% 0%
2026/07/19 24.44% 31.97% 9.12% 5.46% 6.63% 9.93% 0.02% 2.62% 0% 0%
2026/07/20 9.33% 33.04% 13.86% 11.31% 13.67% 0.02% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/21 20.4% 6.99% 14.1% 5.2% 7.2% 2.18% 0.88% 5.13% 0% 0.03%
2026/07/22 24.87% 18.9% 7.89% 3.11% 5.26% 0.05% 2.15% 3.03% 0% 0.02%
2026/07/23 34.21% 11.95% 10.87% 5.35% 3.02% 4.23% 1.96% 0% 0% 0.02%
2026/07/24 44.24% 8.85% 11.85% 5.28% 3.83% 0.03% 8.13% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/25 29.94% 20.2% 12.23% 6.37% 4.28% 5.33% 0.56% 2.57% 0.05% 0.02%
2026/07/26 32.44% 14.7% 9.19% 5.06% 3.34% 4.39% 2.83% 5.23% 0% 0.28%
2026/07/27 22.41% 12.77% 8.12% 6.45% 4.21% 0.02% 0.06% 0.85% 0% 0.03%
2026/07/28 34.81% 12.15% 9.29% 8.98% 3.47% 0.06% 0.02% 6.39% 0% 0%
2026/07/29 34.83% 13.11% 4.76% 15.61% 6.97% 8.18% 0.04% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/30 30.14% 25.33% 8.7% 10.03% 4.89% 0.09% 0.09% 0% 0% 0%
2026/07/31 40.04% 21.93% 5.35% 5.14% 5.1% 0.71% 0.04% 0% 0% 0%
  • amazon.com.au
  • bigw.com.au
  • jbhifi.com.au
  • xbox.com
  • playstation.com
  • lego.com
  • centrecom.com.au
  • gamesworld.com.au
  • crazygames.com
  • poki.com

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Amazon.com.au’s impression share surged mid-month, peaking at 51.17% on July 7. BigW.com.au started strong but declined, ending at 21.93%. Gamesworld.com.au and others maintained low shares. The month concluded with Amazon leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming - Last month
  1. 1
    Shop Nintendo switch games - Earth's Biggest Selection https://www.amazon.com.au

    Get deals on Nintendo Switch Games in Video Games on Amazon.

  2. 2
    Nintendo Switch Games | Gaming | BIG W https://www.bigw.com.au

    Buy Nintendo Games & Consoles At The Best Price Range. Shop Now At BIG W. Choose From Our Huge Collection In-Store or Online. Everyday Rewards. Shop Top Deals. Shop with Lay-by.

  3. 3
    LEGO® Pokémon™ Has Arrived https://www.lego.com › pokémon › eevee

    Discover LEGO® Pokémon™ Now — Immerse yourself in the engaging build and create the super cute Pokémon™ Eevee.

  4. 4
    PlayStation® Plus https://www.playstation.com

    Join PlayStation® Plus Today — Experience exclusive benefits like game trials and cloud streaming. Terms Apply. Get More From Your PlayStation® Experience. Get The Most Out Of Your Console. Terms Apply. PS Plus Collection.

  5. 5
    XBOX Game Pass Ultimate https://www.xbox.com

    Play on PC, Console, & More — Enjoy New Games Day One, EA Play Membership, and 400+ Games with XBOX Game Pass Ultimate. XBOX Game Pass Ultimate Gives You Our Best...

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In the competitive world of gaming, Amazon.com.au entices with a vast selection of Nintendo Switch games, while BIG W highlights affordability and variety. LEGO.com introduces a playful twist with Pokémon™ Eevee, and PlayStation.com and Xbox.com emphasize exclusive memberships and expansive game libraries.

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